Fourth quarter Knight and day difference for ACA

Friday night's 5A duel between Alabama Christian and Rehobeth was a back-and-forth shootout for the first three quarters, highlighted by 53 combined points between the two teams.

But going into the fourth quarter, Rehobeth's strategy was evident: feed the ball to Colton Knight.

Knight racked up 215 rushing yards on 21 carries — 163 of which came in the second half, helping the Rebels to a 38-21 victory at Wade's Field.

"It was all my line," Knight said. "When they're in the zone, I'm in the zone."

Early in the first quarter, ACA (1-2, 0-1 Region 2) looked sharp, taking advantage of a Rehobeth fumble at midfield. The Eagles scored the game's first points on a David Poole 37-yard touchdown reception from senior quarterback Chandler Taylor.

On the next possession, the Rebels orchestrated a touchdown drive of their own, capped off by a 78-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Trey Tate to wide receiver Kardia Martin with 6:53 remaining in the first quarter.

The Rebels extended their lead midway through the second quarter when Tate completed a 5-yard jump pass over the Eagle defensive line to wide receiver Logan Palmer.

ACA was able to thin the Rebel lead to 16-13 just before halftime when Taylor connected with wide receiver Ethan Anderson for a 66-yard touchdown, but that was the closest the Eagles would come the rest of the way.

Coming out of halftime, the Rebels fed the ball to Knight early and often, and the Eagles defense looked to be wearing down.

"The other team had a lot of players playing both ways, and we had a little more depth than them," Rehobeth head coach Frankie Clark said. "We saw at halftime they were giving us a crease to the outside to run through, and we attacked it in the second half. They never really adjusted to it."

Knight dominated the second half of the game, scoring on runs of 11 and 18 yards in the third quarter.

And in the fourth quarter, Knight busted a 28-yard run to put the Rebels deep into ACA territory, leading to a 1-yard quarterback sneak into the end zone by Tate.

ACA was held to just eight points in the second half. Taylor was 18 of 44 passing, finishing with 290 yards through the air and two touchdowns.